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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] gargon01:
Just to confirm that KH3 seems to be the best ever so far for me. Lightning wi-fi, strong H+ locks and seems much zippier. Great stuff!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Bratag:
I assume you are talking about the modem. I have had good results with it on AT&T as well, in case anyone was wondering in the US.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] njord74:
Hi.I see some of you are using KH2 or KH3.

I just tried this Rom for the first time and then flashed a new kernel (ninpetamine 2.0.5).

I have on Baseband KH1,so i wonder what you all do to update this Rom with newer baseband??

I know i can flash kernels with CWM but what about the others?

How do you do it?

And how often are updates coming out for this Rom?

Changelog?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
I found KH1 to be really bad, signal drops on both WiFi and GSM. Also WiFi range was terrible.

I would advise you to update your Modem to KH3, you can get it from the link in my sig. It's CWM recovery flashable.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] obionenairobi:
does the modem have an influence on battery life?

I am currently running VillainROM and Ninph 2.05 and am very happy however would like to see if I get better reception on KH3
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
In my experience..yes it does. When I was running/testing KH1 Modem, I got massive battery drain while using the phone compared to many other Modems I've tried.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Ohkuni:
Hi all, just wondering if anyone has the hoolm circle icons working with the apm+ crt mods? Looks like flashing circle mod breaks the power menu completely (reboots the phone)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Lennyuk:
of course it does

Modem = Quality of signal

poor signal = huge battery drain

therefore a bad modem that gives you bad signal will cause excessive drain on battery.

Phone idle is the biggest cause of battery drain on any android phone, that is why if you are entering an area where you know for a fact you will have no signal for a long time (e.g if you are deep in your offices at work and get no signal all day) put your phone in flight mode.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Rapa_:
i can't upload the one i use in my phone.. maybe you can find it here in some thread.. i don't remmember wich thread i find it

the name is: VR24_APM_CRT_OS_JKaysCircle

using google i found this one: http://www.uploadink.com/upload-id/1f1eab4h2i0
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] LuffyPSP:
KH3 gives me good signal, hence better battery!. 18 hours until 38%. i dont practice going below 40% so i charge it already.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] muzens:
Testing it today, and I too am having better phone reception. I am currently in a building where with KG6 modem, signal hovered between 0 and 1 bar. Now with KH3, I am experiencing 3 bar.

WiFi reception seems to be improved too, from 2 bars (KG6) to 4 (KH3).

Thanks for the link @geko95gek, and @pulser_g2 for an excellent ROM ;)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Jason93:
Is there any way to turn noise reduction off permanently???
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] ness23:
[Q] In order to install the KH3 do i flash it through CWM (shall i wipe the cache/data and dalvik cache) and then reflash Ninphetamine 2.0.5?

Also will i have to install VR again?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] kalpik:
Just flash the modem via CWM, no need to do anything else!

You can find more CWM flashable modems in my signature should you need to try out others!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] ness23:
Outstanding.Thanks mate
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] kenkiller:
Hi pulser_g2, will you be creating some kind of update to fix the deodexed stock browser with the solutions to smali/baksmali found by brightidea and jesusfreake?

Just checking, and if it's already answered, I'm sorry. I did a search but didn't seem to find anything. :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] drmikk:
I second that.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lovidore:
+1 Same here. And apologies in advance because I too couldn't find anything related to the browser fix being applied to the rom in this thread.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Ohkuni:
Thanks for that. However, my issue is trying to use this mod alongside the circle icons from hoolm. I can flash the apm+crt fine, but when I flash the circle mod on top it breaks the power menu. Basically just want crt+ apm+ hoolm circle icons.

Maybe I should extract the circle icons manually then add it with the vrtheme template, would this work?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Rapa_:
unnn don't know.. i prefeer the JKaysCircle that is in this zip... i think you problably just have to swich the files and flash
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] AvRS:
I really don't think you searched hard enough because it's in this thread, I searched for deodexed browser fix and was given lots of replies which after reading through you would've found: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16541604&postcount=1114

If you want it with OS then he's linked to it again in the above post but to make your life even easier here's that link too: http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=16246199&postcount=27

Forgot to say, it's not part of the ROM at the moment just a fix before you say that's not the ROM with the fix but easier enough to do yourself and will help you with you're VR learning experience.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] kenkiller:
Great...did see that post, but thought it strange why it wasn't from pulser himself.

Well, if it works, then that's a solution. Maybe it can be added to description by pulser?

Off to test it now! :D Thanks....
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lovidore:
/facepalm Of all the keywords I used brightidea wasn't one of them. Really sorry for the thread-clutter.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] kenkiller:
And it works....

Seems to be a tad more checkerboardy than the last time I remember, but it's good enough. :D Time to uninstall some of those 3rd party browser. :D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] d3sm0nd:
Im still on 1.4.0 but I want to upgrade... is there any way to do the upgrade without wiping everything?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
Backup, wipe cache and dalvik cache in recovery then flash the VR 2.4.2 zip. If you get stick in a bootloop then you well have to wipe.

Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA telepathy.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
Yes, samsung's trade-off is that you get checkerboard to keep the scrolling smooth.

Personally I'd like to disable it, as I think the phone is MORE than capable of doing it without - Opera Mobile does so fine, and I think it would just give yet another thing to push in the faces of iUsers :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Bl@ck:
I tested dolphin hd browser, but with more than 5 images on page the scroll wasn't smooth, the only browser that is smooth all the times even with a lot of stuff it's the stock from samsung.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Noonski:
Hmm I just came of KH1 and the browser was buttery smooth and scrolled fast an jiffy. Everything was Deodexed.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] LuffyPSP:
the browser is smooth with a deodexed version? maybe an update coming after all? hoho :D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Noonski:
Naah I thought so myself to, but was wrong.

This was simply a case of the browser being deodexed correctly (not my doing, bit to complex)

In my enthusiasm I get ahead of myself sometimes.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] tenchi0205:
Is XXKH3 modem good for VR2.4.2? Where can get the flash-able one via CWM?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] kalpik:
In my signature :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] tenchi0205:
;) Thanks！！！
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] ediflyer:
Damn, just updated modem successfully to KH3, but when rebooted got a USB storage damaged message :-( Can still access int SD via CWM, so copying it off tgere and then will let system reformat - no idea why it happened though :-(
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] kahvitahra:
Not sure what files is moded in those circle icons. On a phone right now and can't check. But anyway, you can try adding .png files from circle icons framework-res.apk ( drawable-hdpi folder) to the apm mods. Then create folder system - app to apm mods zip and put systemui from circle mod to that folder. Zip that up and flash.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] rab1412000:
or he can just use one of your mods.

i have apm, jkays circle battery, and crt all running perfectly on my phone :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] kahvitahra:
Yea, but i think he tried to include hoolms circle look to one of my mods. :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] njord74:
Hi

I installed VR-Tweaks and got the blue circle battery and signal.

I now tried APM + CRT + JKays Circle Battery.so now i have green battery and the others like signal and wifi is blue from the Vr-tweaks.

Is there any way to uninstall blue stuff from vr tweaks or do i have to flash eveything over again to get rid of it?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] ElDiablo77:
Hi Pulsar...any way 2 add the CRT effect to this ROM? I did have it working fine with a JKay mod but lost it when I flashed the GingerWay_BlueOcean SGS2 Port theme on top.

This is the thing I miss most now & did not know if someone could add it as a Villain tweak or a CWM flash file without losing my theme.

Thanx
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
You need to modify the theme you flashed. If I give you it in VRTweaks, it overwrites your theme...

Unless your theme comes in VRTheme format, in which case you can just re-apply it :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] demmo81:
just one question if I may because I would like to have this rom on my sgs2 but please confirm I can read and write Arabic not only web browsing but also SMS is it supported?

I'm using xxkg1

pleas elet me know so I'll put the rom
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] LuffyPSP:
is it only me KH3 modem gives damn much battery?? i can even use Live Wallpaper now and still have the same amount of hours per day.

averaging 17-19 hours a day.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
Yes, exactly the same experience here. Massive battery improvement with KH3 modem. In comparison, KH1 was rubbish...drained my battery so quick.

Transmitted from a Galaxy far far away via XDA telepathy.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] mchu6am4:
What is kH3 'modem'...is this the firmware or rom or what...too many different terms being used!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
I think your post could have been slightly more polite, asking the question in a different way is all it takes. After all we aren't slaves here, sent to help noobs like you...

Modem its a radio firmware that deals with mobile network signals and wifi.

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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] mchu6am4:
Apologies...it wasn't intended to offend anyone...I get it now..its just a patch for running the modem.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] angel of other:
agreed; KH3 is a vast improvement over both KG6 & KH1

defiantly getting a more solid wi-fi connection & almost constant h/h+ network link

the battery usage has dropped considerably over an average 18h day
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] mchu6am4:
Sorry to be pain again..do I install KH3 firmware first using ODIN and then install this ROM?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
No, you don't need to do that. You can just go ahead and follow instructions to install VR straight away.

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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] muzens:
Agree here aswell, much stronger and stable signal and better battery life, compared to KG6.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] A$h x:
I guess with the KH3 modem being so awesome and all, the only question is will there be VR based on KH3 firmware? Not complaining seeing as VR 2.4 + KH3 modem is a great combo!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
I have to agree that would be an even more prefect combination. :D

No pressure pulser. :p

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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] runedrune:
I don't think there's a need. I've been following the KH3 thread in general and haven't seen any reason for updating to it.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] rab1412000:
i also agree. i havent seen anyone reporting any significant gains from the kh3 firmware yet
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] rmourar:
Hey guys, I've got a bit of a problem right now, whenever I use 3g instead of wifi the calendar goes nuts and constantly keeps my phone awake, the wakelock in betterbatterystats is listed as StartingAlertService Calendar... any of you guys have any idea how to solve it instead of having to manually FC the 3 apps related to Calendar??

Thanks in advance...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] torse1:
KH3 really improved my battery. It really locks my phone on H+. Superb! I use it in Norway. Much better than KG3 and KG6.

The rom is absolutely great. Thanks!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] reidar.ostrem:
Are you using fast dormancy on or off ?..

I flashed KH3 yesterday, but have not had the time to really check the drainage differences.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
Uhmm.. strange. Well you could try freezing the Calendar with TB.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] rmourar:
The problem is that I actually use the calendar... I don't wanna lose it, but I don't want it waking up my phone like crazy either...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] torse1:
It's on. And it's perfect. My batterydrain is at least 30% reduced.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] reidar.ostrem:
Ok, thanks for the info. I'll see how my handset performs.

I have the almost the same problem as the guy a few posts up regarding the calendar eating away my battery.. So I sure hope the KH3 helps.

As for the calendar issue; I'm using Enhanced Email on 4 exchange accounts and I see when ever a calendar update is pushed the sync pipe will get stuck and keeping the phone awake. What I do when i notice is go into the account settings and "cancel sync" and the wakelock disappears. (I should probably have quoted rmourar on this :) )
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] rmourar:
No problem, I saw it... :-)

I don't mind FCing the calendar, the problem is that sometimes I take longer to notice it and it eats away my battery...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] rmourar:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1227479

nice future addition to villain rom...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] LuffyPSP:
well i think only the KH3 modem is worth trying. KF3 firmware?? hmm i dont think pulser agree on this since no improvements like KFxx to KGxx have.

and since KH3 + VR2.4 is working perfectly for everyone here, why fix whats not broken? :p

am happy as it is!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lpsi2000:
+1 ten chars
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] lpsi2000:
Yes, it would be nice if we did not lose the double tap for Samsung voice stuff. This is removing features from the phone. I am not completely over the fence on this one. What I like about VillainROM is the fact that is stock with options and without compromising features. May be it would be good as a tweak option.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] stoney73:
+1 a tweak option would be good.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
+ 1, I don't really care for the voice feature. So having this as a tweak would be great.

Need faster wake up time without having to raise voltages and cpu freq.

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[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] the4finger:
+1 It's the thing that pisses me off most. my galaxy is faster response when using the home button. Would be stoked to see it implemented =D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] McCadi:
YES that would be awesome.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
It would obviously only be a tweak :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pyushgupta87:
I have been hearing a lot about KH3. I would like to try it.

So i just flash KH3 modem on my KG6 right.. ?

KG6 i sgiving me good battery with ninphetamine. I would love to try KH3
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] the4finger:
Yeah mate nothing else needed. My battery is dead set around double with the new modem :)

Also if its not the best for you its as easy as just flashing kg6 back on
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] gwak:
KH3 Modem

Hi I have been using KH3 modem for last few days. It has increased my battery life at least twofold, still on 56%, last charge yesterday afternoon.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] rantzzz:
Just flashed this ROM, and was wondering if there is a need to delete the battery stats and recalibrate the battery to start afresh

Will be using a new battery though :p

Anyways, noticed that clockwork mod is missing from the app drawer

How do I boot into clockwork recovery to delete the batterystats file?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
VRTweaks updated with the fix for home button "lag" due to the double-press check. Props to Oliwe
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
If you are after the "CWM" app from chainfire, it's linked if you click the "paperclip" in the thread listing, next to this thread.

The whole calibration of battery seems like snake oil to me tbh... I never redo it. :p
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] the4finger:
Works an absolute treat! Thanks a million pulser, after pay day this week I'm sending you and oliwe a beer for sure
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] LuffyPSP:
meaning it is tested!!! rebooting and boom!!

EDIT : wait fuuuu!!!! stuck at splash screen~~ last time i did a nandroid...hmmm last week... gagagaga~~ :eek:
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] eitama:
I'm getting great battery life out of 2.4.2 with KH3 modem, I got 30 hours last cycle with 2.3 Hours of screen, 46 minutes of Spirit gameplay, What'sapp/gmail/k-9 all with sync on.

Network mode set to 3g/hsdpa but not 2g (i hate the 2g buzzing).

Screen brightness on full. Just amazing.

Also installed the LAG fix for home button, and it works like a charm.

Installed go launcher which works great as well.

Also, I drove 45 minutes this morning with :

- BT playing music via A2DP to sony radio

- Waze GPS on all the way with data and gps usage.

- Screen on full brightness

Lost 14% battery. In my books, that's awesome.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
Hmmmm... Are you using a non-odexed ROM?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] tenchi0205:
:( same thing happen to me too...my nandroid is facing mds5 sum error...have to reflash from zero
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] isotoper:
1. Will VRTweaks work or rom other than VillianRom ?

2. Is that rom having Fujutweaks or any replacement for that ?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] norpan111:
Just took some time but mine booted up fine and is working great! Phone feels a lot faster when you dont have to wait :) thanks pulser! And thanks Oliwe!
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Ghashul:
For any of you who have tried it out already:

Does it only affect the voice thing, or will the ability to take screenshots with home+power also be affected?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] mchu6am4:
Just a question, do I need to install the VROM first and then the kernel Ninphetamine?

Can I install the kernel using CWM?

Thanks, Ash
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] ebliss:
had a bad scare. thought phone is not going to boot up after the anti-lag tweak. waited a few more minutes and finally booted up.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] LuffyPSP:
yeah, the deodexed version + metamorph theme + video tweak + camera hack + browser lag fix = splash screen.

tried with deodexed version + metamorph theme = splash screen

also with deodexed version = splash screen.

now i'm going one by one into my apps to set the last settings for 3 days again~~ lost few of my viber and sms texts.

fuhh thats some work to do even for a 3 days ago backup.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
Correct, VR comes with Ninphetamine 2.0.4 but it's advised to update to the latest version which is 2.0.5.

Yes you can also flash it via CWM.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] tenchi0205:
I did apply villainrom 2.4.2 odexer redone.zip...will this affect the error?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
OK. Can you tell us version of kernel showing in about? Should be Ninphetamine 2.0.3 or higher :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] terenceleechan:
got it working. sorry:p
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] mr.megi:
What happend to CWM app ? :p
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
That is part of CF-Root. If you want it, you would need to obtain it from "somewhere"...

I don't think it is guaranteed to work 100% though...
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] grisha1:
Disappeared. I flashed CF-root again and then ninpo2.0.4 to have it back :eek:
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] mr.megi:
Ahh okey.

Can someone upload just the apk ?

Maybe it will work.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] jonny68:
"have my children please"

OMG - im embarrased for you mate i really am :o:o:D:D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Rapa_:
downloading 2.4.2

in for 10k posts here too..

thanks pulser.. since day 1 with my phone i use your rom and doesn't have any chance to change for another rom, fast,stable,reliable.... =]
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] runedrune:
I like to put a pause before I say please :D
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Jason93:
Everything works perfect!Great work Pulser once again;)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] coudu:
@pulser

updated KG6 based Mms.apk with 200 contacts instead of 10, 200 sms instead of 4 before converting to mms and received time instead of sent time.

as always credit goes to muveszur for the original mod

edit: remember to clear data for message app in settings->applications->manage applications->all tab or old limits will still be used (you won't loose already sent/received mesages as they are stored by the phone storage apk data)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] tonz22:
Thank you so much...

1 question.

dose BLN work with whatsapp ?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Rapa_:
that answer is one of the most important in this page =]

want to know too
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] Nitroz:
Great work Pulser - Props to you - Now, to porting my theme over to this ROM :)
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] kalpik:
Slow download :( Anyone have mirrors?
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] fluke2k:
Hey!

I took the liberty of changing the script so that the kernel will flash. I also changed the kernel to the new Ninphetamine-2.0.4 version.

The version number of Villain ROM is also fixed so it now reads 2.4.1

VillainROM 2.4.1 (w/fixes):

http://www.megaupload.com/?d=G8P5YLEI
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
Not as far as I know, at the moment it only works for Missed Calls & Gmail. Also Handcent SMS but not stock Messaging.

Remember BLN is still work in progress.
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
Uhm that's what v2.4.2 does :p
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] pulser_g2:
It is affected by the app. So if the app triggers a "no lights" notification, it won't do BLN, from what I see...

I might need to look at what controls the light state of a notification
[Galaxy S II Original Android Development] CamoGeko:
Making one now, if you can hold on for 30mins I will be posting it soon.

:D